Plan Your Heart Out
For those who know me well, I am a planner. Doesn’t matter what it is. From deciding what to wear in the morning to planning a promotion for one of our clients, I like to plan...
If not now, when?
I read a quote a while back, one I took to heart, one that helped guide one of the biggest decisions of my life - “If not now, when?”. We’ve all heard the whole “tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, live for the moment” song and dance but most of the time the inspiration passes as the stoplight turns green and we’re thrown out of our day dream, back to reality. I wanted to keep my inspiration top-of-mind, so I tattooed “one life” on my wrist. That seal
Building customer loyalty
July 1 marked the 10th anniversary of Doug and Cathy MacMillan owning what is now known as MacMillan Marketing Group. The past 10 years has seen steady company growth and it was definitely a milestone very worth celebrating. But this blog post is not about the anniversary. It is about one of our suppliers helping supporting this project...
The World Cup
Have you been watching the World Cup? I generally don’t watch sports and don’t play soccer. But I wanted to see what all the fuss was about so I tuned in...
Print Production and Me
So, here it is my first Blog ever! This is a new venture for me; sharing my thoughts in unfamiliar territory– the social networking world. This process has been one leap forward in embracing the digital world (I have never tweeted, I am not on Facebook, I do not own a Hi-def T.V. – yet)...
Top 40 Under 40
Today’s Guelph Mercury celebrates our city’s Top 40 under 40, shining a deserving spotlight on the inspiring younger leaders of tomorrow...
Welcome to my blog
When we were told we had to write a blog for the new MacMillan Marketing Group website my first thought was, what am I going to write? And how can I possibly think of something to say that other people might be interested in...
It is an Emotional Day
Yesterday I completed my first half marathon ... it was challenging, rewarding, fun and grueling. But today, I am finding myself feeling emotional...
How Inspiring
One of the best things about my job is the variety. One moment I’ll be writing a brochure for a business accelerator in the agri-tech sector and the next I’m working with a designer to come up with a cool concept for a not-for-profit’s annual report. Getting excited about projects is easy – I feel like I’m always doing something new...
We Were Told
We Were Told We Couldn’t… When my husband and I first took over our company, we were given a lot of advice by other business owners. Here is what we were told:
Tweet Tweet
I finally did, took the plunge and joined Twitter. So now everyone can know what is on my mind.... but why would they want to?
Diva of Design
My MMG superhero name is Diva of Design, not because I like to throw fits (unless it’s absolutely warranted!) but because I love the very latest of all things design, be it fashion, art, interior and more...
This Is National Volunteer Week
Today, a mass of “M” folks celebrated with our Volunteer Centre at the “Time to Give Community Breakfast”...
We Are All So Scared To Speak Out
It seems like this new blog thing is scaring the crap out of many of my co-workers. Why is that?
What I like best in my job
Hello. My name is Diane Cvetich and I am the Operations Coordinator here at MMG. Blogging is a new thing for me so please, bear with me. In an attempt to come up with something to write, I got to thinking about what I like best in my job...
I Have to Admit This is a Little Weird
Writing makes up a huge part of what I do every day. But for the most part, I write on behalf of my clients, infusing their brands and personalities into whatever project we might have on the go. This blog gives me a chance to find my own voice – and I look forward to sharing it with you...
So some blogger just said corporate blogs suck
I just read a blog titled “your corporate blog sucks! “. After I took a deep breath, and calmed the panic rising in my chest ... I read on...
Hello From the Finance Department
Hello from the finance department. I have worked at MMG for eight years and try to bring a calm zen to the numbers side of the company...
Tangible versus Intangible
This morning at 12:37 a.m. (thereabouts), the phone dragged Cathy and I out of sleep. It was the security company for our office building. Apparently, the alarm was blaring and there had been ‘activity’ at one of the sensors...
Childhood Dreams
Apparently, with the launch of our new website, blogging is now a part of my job description. So to introduce myself, and write something you didn’t already read in my bio, here's a little bit more...
This terrifies me
I won't lie, this terrifies me. I used to write letters all the time. As a grade nine student, okay, a grade nine female student, it was pretty much mandatory that you wrote and passed off intricately folded notes to your girlfriends. I love so-and-so, you should go out with so-and-so. Later in high school these notes became actual letters addressed to so-and-so now away at University. I would spend hours designing and decorating the stationery...
The CMX show is coming
The CMX show is coming! Run!...
Hello from our Client Services Team
Creative, yet efficient. Practical, but fun. A request from a client? Not this time (although we are used to getting these sorts of conflicting requests when working on client projects)...
Kudos to our very talented Illustrator
Thanks to Blake Stevenson - aka Tighty Whitey Wonder Boy!
Get to know our Superheroes
Here at MacMillan Marketing Group (or MMG as we all like to call it), our people come first. Doug and I call them our superheroes...
Welcome
Doug MacMillan welcomes everyone to our new website and blog. Read on to see what he has to say.